Tasmanian Times
Tas That Was
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1.0KTas That Was – Fingal
The photograph above, taken in 1899, shows Fingal, a little township in north-east Tasmania. In 1827, William Talbot, an Irishman, became the...
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Tas That Was – Tamar Estuary
The Tamar Estuary formed millions of years ago. Over time, Aboriginal groups such as the Leterrermairrener, Panninher, and Tyerrenotepanner peoples occupied the...
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Tas That Was – High Street, New Norfolk
This photograph captures New Norfolk’s High Street in 1930.
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Tas That Was – Latrobe (1920)
This photograph of Latrobe was taken in 1920.
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Tas That Was – Bruny Island
The first European to see Bruny Island was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642.
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Tas That Was – New Town Technical High School (1960)
The photograph above, taken in 1960, shows the New Town Technical High School. Technical education began in Tasmania with the establishment of...
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Tas That Was – Mount Roland (1951)
The photograph of Mount Roland was taken in 1951.
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Tas That Was – Tasman Bridge (1970)
This photograph of the Tasman Bridge was snapped in 1970.
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Tas That Was – Trentham Cottage
Trentham Cottage stands where convicts once toiled.
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Tas That Was – Queens Battery
Hobart’s rise as an important shipping port in the early 1800s made the British colonial authorities fear that it could become a...
